Photocathode Image Converter Tube from Germany
Image converter tubes directly transform IR/UV photons via photocathodes to visible spectrum electrons for spectrum conversion. HTS 8540.20.4000 explicitly includes image converters as other photocathode tubes. Applied in scientific spectroscopy and covert surveillance.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Spectral response range documentation essential; avoids thermal imaging classification
• Research institution imports may qualify for duty exemptions